Updated Trends in Child Maltreatment, 2021
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2023
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Crimes Against Children Research Center
Abstract
New national data for 2021 show mixed trends for child maltreatment compared to 2020. Physical abuse declined 7% and
neglect declined 4%. At the same time sexual abuse rose 4%.
Child maltreatment fatalities increased less than 1%. Given disruptions to social life and investigative behavior due to COVID19, all interpretations of recent trends should be made very
cautiously.
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statistics, child maltreatment, trends, research
Citation
Finkelhor, D., Saito, K., & Jones, L. (2023). Updated Trends in Child Maltreatment, 2021. Crimes Against Children Research Center.